Today in Special Collections, our oldest text faced the library’s newest technology. Our cuneiform tablet, a beer token from 2,000 BCE,
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Graduation Traditions: Cane Ceremony
In the 1940s, a revival in interest in Gamaliel Painter, one of Middlebury’s founders and early benefactors, saw the birth
Graduation Traditions: Pipe Smoking
Just as coming across full page ads for Chesterfield cigarettes used to be part and parcel of reading the latest
Mead Chapel Centenary: Then & Now Pt. II
In celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the completion of Mead Chapel and Hepburn Hall, Special Collections presents a series
New Special Collections exhibits just in time for summer!
Currently populating the glass cases of Davis Family Library are Margaret Armstrong book covers and historic postcards. Don’t miss the
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Mead Chapel Centenary: Then & Now
In celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the completion of Mead Chapel and Hepburn Hall, Special Collections presents a series
“Shall we their fond pageant see?” A Midsummer Night’s Dream May 5-8!
While our February Folio fever has passed, the Shakespeare celebration continues with the theater department’s upcoming production, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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Romance of the Skies: Middlebury College Observatory
In 1936, Middlebury chemistry professor John Haller spent three months grinding a 12.5 inch parabolic mirror which he donated to
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Stacks & Tracks the WRMC Radio Hour celebrates National Poetry Month with guest DJ, Karin Gottshall
Join us this Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 12p-1p when Stacks & Tracks, the Special Collections & Archives radio show,